Show TOIffiUdDim ' Tuesday November 4 2003 A4 The Herald Journal National view - BUSH LOGIC Fires could fry the egg on The ' fed-Yer- ’ he egg on EEMA’s lace could L fry in this firestorm’ That risk should impel FEMAto reTocus on prevention Every dollar spent on fire prevention saves $7 in spending to fight M fires according to Bonnicksen a forest restoration expert who has toured the San BernardinqMpufltains And that doesn't include the toll of human ’: V-- Montana ignited FEMA recom- mended that Mush dcciare thuch of Southern California a lire disaster The president did so freeing feder- al money to help victims and figljt ' U) fires1 ' 1 suffering y- ' It's good that Bush finally made the emergency declaration But he ' al andBig Bear' Y On ()ci’27 nearly a week after the (Jrand Pri Fire north of !’ No one expects FEMA to forestall - ' earthquakes or other unforeseeable ' disasters But when it is clear that and ELM A should have acted months ago to diminish fire darfger in the Inland region' For a vear and a half-Sa- ' Commission hite Stonewall calamity lies in wait federal authori- V tics should provide the resources to taper the danger ? ' Here is a lisi of addresses and phone ' ' numbers for some of Cache Valley's ' representatives : ' V"Y LOGAN-MAYOYa ' Ooiig Thompson 1567 Lynnwood 753-689-9 Aye Logan ' ' - R ' LOGAN-MUNICIPA- ' COUNCIL L ' East ' Thomas Kerri 35 Logan 84321 752-315-1 Alan Allred 1 535 E-- 1 500 North Logah 84341753-822- 4 Steve Thompson 37 S' 200 West 9 84321 753-60- 1 ' ' Lctgan ' Tahii Pyfer South RL 1 v ’ 824-593- 843217537529 - 224-525- US SENATE-jDAH- ':- 0t ejojien thmfeveri ' Y' " ' O Larry Craig Republican — 520 Hart Seriate Office Building Washington V - - Idaho ' office: 801 E Sherman Room 193 ' Pocatello 10 83201 (208)236-681rMIchael Crapo Republican’— lii Russel! Senate Office Building Washington' DC 20510 (202) ’224- 6142 Idaho office: 801 E Shermaii n— r '"m' nne DC 20510 temPera" niFnls can Tom Keaii the northeast mergpvef-nor of New Jersey and Democrat Lee Hamilton a formef congressman from Indiana say they still h received the documents they from thC Whjte HOUSeand tL - j-- L — rcuieuu AJWBU11Wl ll- miibniu uu oil "John r' s- - WOrk lawnuikersrdhningforfreasonsrfroma failiireof imagina-- i' - will be vulnerable to the Vri tion to bureaucrats not talking to '' It A Hansen: south district— 252 EMajnHyrum 324 25th St Ogden UT8440E (801) ' pT representing the south: ’ 8431 9 245:6584 'V: ’ PaulCook past district -- r445Glenwo6d US H0USE4DAH0 Circle ' 1 Idaho office 304 N61h Room 325 Boise - ate: (801) To the editor: Salt-Lak- Senate District 24 (Box Elder Peter C Cache counties) - ItLsdiffiailtfrirmbstofusw-hohaven- Knudsdn-R-Brighan- Senate District 25 (Cache Rich " Summit counties) — Lyle W Hillyard 175 E 100 North Logan UT 84321 Home phone 75S0043 busk 0 Email: At legislature: ness Ihiltyard S utahsenateorg Logan office: lyleehao— 4awcom 752-261- IDAHO SENATE: : Seriate Distnct32 (indudes County) — Robert L Geddes Mountain View Drive Soda ' Springs: Springs ID 83275 da fcr tearful triumphant testimony It w as almost like going to the party! ft) - this column but of debt There sure Ls a trend towards snooty Mormonism — especially in Salt Lake CityRernember Babyloa " ‘ ' - These letters and other letters Herald Journal may rf spend1 ing bdier people's money should stop Logan within trying to Redoccrating is what “rich” people do with their excess from charging us poor people too much for whatever service it w as I think trying to make Logan look cute dianning expensive “invigorat- cd or whatever is shallow phony vain and wastefuLWe are not Hoflywood or Europe: we are siposed to be sensible and frugal and practical and save and gel express - opinions that do not align ' exactly with your If own you disagree please respond with a letter to the edh tor or contact editor Charles McCot- him about a possible guest Ext commentary (Phone: 752-212- 1 320 cmcro0um6hjnewscom): See jinformatidn box at bottom of page for more details il: The Herald Journal welcomes teden Id re edtor PoiereaayBtetous or oriensne letters wi not be pubfetfed txMever and re edaor resenres renghltoedtal teneislDConlorTn to lengT and style tequrementsof re ' j The Opoon page s intended ioacquvX ' readers wi a vanetyotvewports on manors of pubhc ersxxlance and pnowde mergers of re Lenes staid be Woonmniy weiatorunforffiervcws cartoons W? 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NANT ' t ' DARREU EHRLXXoiy edkr ' ' 1 t to be aufirci mt of multitude KO)C fot Tjrpewnsen and cokm and leaers ftom readers reflect aprons crtwrareei and oeettn Edflonals inter re twatSng Our VieV rapreserfl re wees of fie Herald Journal edtonri board Mentos rf re edflonal txiard Reraonal ‘fstcmdusimsinivree e Herald Journal naiaamr PNTpT’iC Tne SONOJKV ' Elaine Ruffell Cornish Hvnmi The 9i 4TNVJLJO‘N&' a iiing with insufficient funds and no V authority over the two most critical agencies the FBI and the CIA Nq winder the commission is los-- "' ihg patience We all are contributed - ' essay in Sunday's opinion page brought home one of the most impressive accounts I've ever shared Not only was it well written with its choice of words and style hut its tenderness its sensitisi-t- y its ability to help us identify with its writer its spirituality its “Teaching PLR ENEKVE6 Kb the-- How grateful we should be for pur health and for the days given us by’ ' I think the peoplein charge vuV?53-- Po:n& Wf gut jt:s not dear whether '"'for Babylon? 'To the editor 723-203-5' Non Sequitur r - safe'r T 1 - DOWIitOWn Ltigafi1 - City 1209 Michelle Drive’ UT84302 Home phone City Brigham H 1 25 - ' : Regarding the article: “Crisis Changes Life's Fpcus:' ( Herald JaumaL Oct 26) 0: Utah office: 4225 Fed' S State St Salt 4 : information close to the election Bush madeit clear inhis press v: ’ conference that he is running on his ivconl of fihtiri? terrorisin' sntl his Essay offered teaching moment’ 035 senator at the Senate: The Honorable John Doe Utah State Senator Room 31 9 State Capitol CityUT 84114 - Sen Robert BerwetL Republcari — US Senate Washington D C 20510 224-544- 538-- 1 To write your 716-712- 1202) he ould support — they risk the ' rejeaseof potentially embartassirig The terrorist pttacks on New York ' UTAH SENATE -To call your Utah senator at the Seh- - 84321716-717- 1 eral Building ’fi 1 334-195- 3 Assessor: Kathleen Howell 179 N ' Main Logan 84321 11 100 W Dairies Attorney: George North Logan 84321 716-836-1 Auditor: Tamara Stories 179N 3 Mam Logan 64321 iCIerk: Jill Zollinger 170 N Mam Logan 34321 716-715-0 Recorder: Michael L GIeed 179 N ? Main Logan 84321 716-7T8- 0 ' Sheriff: Lynn Nelson 50 W 2fiO' North Logari: 84321 715-740-0 Treasurer Karen A Jeppessen 179 NMain Logari 84321 71 68394 ' —A “ f f ' 752-677- ATE-UTA- - 225-55- 40 USSEN - - Republican tRepresents 2nd Congressional Dis- trict which includes Franklin County 1449 Ldnaworth House Office Build- - 753-510- 716-710- V:- Mike Simpson 2-- CACHE COUNTY EXECUTIVE 'BRANCH Executive: Lynn Lemon 120 that infortmrtion passer! ateng future presents cap be cloakedm confidentiality )Cean:inviting a con- frpntion with the White House to the commissuin Will subpoena the relevant documents a law enforce mrtt tool they nod hoped to 625-010- 7: Providence 84332: 75!2-- 1 964 'Coty’Yeates representing Logan district No 1 — 281 S 1 00 East Logan 84321752-902- 7 Kaihy Robison --representing Logan district No r- 335 N 400 9 West Logan 84321' -Petersefi rPpresenting 7 " Craig E1220 Logan district No ' 8 NhLogan 84341 :WesLLogari K on the spot next spring when the com- - "lists were planning to turn planes intofW: mission's charter expires If they shiit' M missiles were missed for a variety of district-- ' Logan North-Nort- ' Sen-Ma- for- - CMUhaftetT-'llp- 7CVS: BrianChamber- - - Republi- : Y : ' reputation for fairness (202)224-275- 2 7: ' 52-13- ' he two men chairing the com- -' " 3 Lake City UT 84138 (801 ) missioa investigating the Sept 11 ' r Sen Qrrin Hatch Republican — attacks are ronning out of patience US Senates Washington DC20510 — a remarkable turn of events con- 1 Utah Office: 8402 Fed-- : (202) sidering etal Building 125 S State St Salt ' hev were' — Lake City UT 84138 (801) for 5?4-438- problems that made the Sept'l - v attacks passible have been fixed Democrats are eager to embarrass Bush and it's understandable that the ' is wary But fixing the president ' ' blame are two ments might help uncover the flaiws problem and fixing different things ' in the nation's defense It'S not clear' what if anything the White House is TheSept 11 attacks are nodi ffer- administration the entthan Pearl Harborin that they cry 'trying to hide But has beCn resistant from the start and j out for a thorough investigation The opposed a commission untij the fam-- commission that looked at Pearl Hari' ilies of Sept ll victims $poke out to bor Concluded there were major ' demand one! v flaws in UJSdefenses from a break- ' down in communications to a The May 2004 deadline Was an split accommodation fo the White House7-''- ' command in HaWaii that missed the which wantedthe commission's gathering danger The commanding ' officers were fired ahd steps' were work completed before the presiden-- tial campaign season was under way taken to make sure the country " would'not he vulnerable to that Now critics siich 'as former type a member of the ClelandP-G- a of sneak attack ever again commission say White House offi- -' Eyen a superficial analysis of : : Sept 11 reveals all kinds of errors are trying to '‘run out the cjais ' 1 Lawmakers - ' ' - ' Oct: 2Vr Thci'cdcra( Emergency Management Agency advised President Mush not to declare the San Bernardino Mountains a led- 'end disaster despite acute fire ' - frisk ' “Which means we're winning- - Bernardino County pleaded for money io thin timber killed by V: drought and bark beetles' It was had enough that Gov Davis sat on ' the request for a year But once ' ' Davis declared a state disaster' FEMA responded We don't do vv-:'-- ' pending disasters — only real ones Now fire grips Lake Arrowhead Press-Enterpri- se (Riverside Calif) are rnwdering niort IraD eftraeng Hilling rnort American Soldiers tfiwng- up mare buildiis face FEM A’s ' Every dayTVve evildoers CrCYYURTHVaturesedtor BRUCE SUTTHputtowr CHARLES McOOLUMfnanagng editor ef towfua tfvntfampUefsuforitatae selection’ — Jhdgi LeanttiSmd Dmaic - double-space- d e Addressed and nchidedaysme rxintofcy pposes o xerfeatav (tow Signed by re auTor InArskto an kneed 10 one pubkTed ter etrin wf 3riday penod AddB Mnlo M- - hpews com Guest 00m- merSanes are atso tooome and are run at Aor’s deonebon re lSZ-lX- l ! 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